Uni, Media Studies 103. What is the social function of celebrity ? As popular (or unpopular) figures, what kind of “work” do they do in relation to culture? Related to this, in what ways do celebrities exist as signs and thus mediators that privilege certain social values over others? In what ways might they be seen to resist, negotiate or reproduce dominant hegemonies? Explore these questions in relation to ONE or TWO celebrities with reference to one of the following: scandal, birth, death, or marriage.